text_original: Gradually these ballads grew, as fresh material from other sources was added to them. In the eleventh century these chansons de gestes were taken in hand by literary men and woven into connected stories.
text_transcription: GRADUALLY THESE BALLADS GREW AS FRESH MATERIAL FROM OTHER SOURCES WAS ADDED TO THEM IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY THESE CHANCELS DE GESTES WERE TAKEN IN HAND BY LITERARY MEN AND WOVEN INTO CONNECTED STORIES
phonemes: ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ðiːz bˈælədz ɡɹˈuː, æz fɹˈɛʃ mətˈɪɹiəl fɹʌm ˈʌðɚ sˈɔːɹsᵻz wʌz ˈædᵻd tə ðˌɛm. ɪnðɪ ᵻlˈɛvənθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðiːz tʃˈænsənz də dʒˈɛsts wɜː tˈeɪkən ɪn hˈænd baɪ lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi mˈɛn ænd wˈoʊvən ˌɪntʊ kənˈɛktᵻd stˈɔːɹiz.